S Laird Rd Pelkie, MI 49958

This 160-acre wooded property is located in Laird Township, in south-central Houghton County, within Michigan's Upper Peninsula. The property is situated amidst various outdoor recreational opportunities. The northern border of the property adjoins thousands of acres of the Ottawa National Forest Lands. Approximately 7 miles southeast is the Sturgeon River Gorge Wilderness, a 14,000+ acre unit within the Ottawa National Forest, featuring the 20-foot Sturgeon Falls. The North Country National Scenic Trail, a hiking trail over 4,800 miles long, crosses a portion of the property. About 5 miles northeast provides access to the 810-acre Prickett Lake, also known as Prickett Dam Backwater, a reservoir created in 1931 by damming the Sturgeon River. A public boat launch is available on the lake, which contains crappies, bluegills, walleyes, largemouth bass, perch, and northern pike. Silver Mountain is nearby, featuring an old closed-off mine shaft and some buildings. The mountain is a 1,312 feet tall glacially polished dome-shaped basalt bluff with outcrops of bare igneous rock and 10,000-year-old scars of glacier scour. Cliffs averaging about 75 feet high offer opportunities for sport, slack lining, trad climbing, and top rope climbing. The Winona/Alston Trail is approximately 4-5 miles to the west, offering snowmobiling. About 10 miles away is the Village of Baraga, with grocery stores, gas stations, restaurants, motels, and a casino, located on the shore of Lake Superior with a marina. The parcel is enrolled in the Michigan CFA Program, providing a tax incentive to landowners to retain and manage their forestland for long-term timber production and to provide foot access to the public for hunting, trapping, and fishing. The CF specific rate for 2022-2026 is $1.35 per acre annually. No buildings or improvements are allowed.